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Born in Tokyo, Japan
Live and Work in NYC
EDUCATION
1998 MFA, City College of New York (CCNY), Major in
Sculpture, NY, USA
1986 Certification of Museum Study, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
1983 BA, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
1983 Certification of Japanese/Chinese Calligraphy Study, Tokyo Japan
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 The Art of The Tree, Totems in
Garden, Mariani’s Garden Market, Armonk, NY
2005 El Kiai Del Silencio. Galerias Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
2004 IRADAC Gallery, The Office of the President, The City College of
New York, NY
2002 Studio D’ars, Milan, Italy
2002 Museo de Casa de Asia, Havana, Cuba
2002 Danny Simmons’ Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2001 Barbara Greene Fine Art, New York
2000 Stephen Gang Gallery, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Shimmering, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Endangered, Gloria Kennedy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 Shigaraki Outdoor Exhibition, Shigaraki, Japan
2008 All Fired Up, Maxwell Fine Arts, Peekskill, NY
2007 II SaNsA International Art Exhibition, Kokrobite Institute, Ghana
2007 III Int'l Biennial of
Contemporary Ceramics, San Nicolas, BA. Argentina
2005 S.O.F.A. Art Fair. Presented by
G.R.N’Namdi Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago. IL
2004 Summer Exhibition: Sculptures by A. Ohmi; G.R.N’Namdi Gallery,
Detroit, MI
2003 Int’l Works on Paper Exhibition, William Whipple Gallery,
Marshall, MN
2003 Memory & Place, The 1st CCNY Biennial Exhibition, New York
2002 Platos de Ceramica,Museo de Las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Rep.
2002 International Ceramic Triennial, Museum of Modern Art, Dominican
Republic
2002 Black History Celebration & Exhibition, The Pen and Brush, Inc.
New York
2001 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Citta di
Firenze, Florence, Italy
2001 Three Artists Exhibition, Galeria Altos de Chavon, Dominican
Republic
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2009
Guldagergaard, Artist-in-Residence, Skaelskor, Denmark
2008 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Artist-in-Residence, Shigaraki,
Japan
2007 II SaNsA Int’l Art Workshop, Kokrobite Institute, West Ghana
2007 VIII Simposio de Ceramica,
Instituto Municipal de Ceramica de Avellaneda,
Buenos
Aires, Argentina
2005 Fundacion Igneri, Fellowship for Solo Exhibition at Punta
Cana Art Gallery, Dom. Republic
2005 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Artist-in-Residence, Shigaraki, Japan
2004 Artist
Angel Fellowship, The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Ruthland, VT
2004 Artist in Residency Grant, Art OMI International Arts
Center, NY
2003 Pollock Krasner Foundation Inc. New York, NY
2004 Scholarship, Spring 2004 for Ceramic Symposium, Watershed
Ctr. for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME
2003 PREMIO - Elit-tile 2003,
II Trienal de Mosaico Ceramico, Museo del Arte, Santo Domingo, Dom. Republic
2001 Altos de Chavon Fundation Cultural Center,
Artist-in-Residnece, Dom. Republic
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Owusu, George Clifford,
Daily Guide, Nov.22, 2007, Ghana
The Heritage, No. 629, Nov.23, 2007, Ghana
La Ciudad, 31 de mayo 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Miller, Jeannette, Ceramics TECHNICAL
magazine No.19, 2004-5 - Cover Photo, Australia
Senra, Rafael Lopez, OPUS HABANA, Oficina del Historiador de la
Ciudad. VI, No. 3, 2002, Cuba
Venuti, Silvia, Corriere dell’Arte, Milan, December 2002, Italy
Preston, George Nelson, American Ceramic Magazine 14/1, 2002, USA
De Tolentino, Marianne, VENTANA, Santo Domingo, 19 de Agosto 2001,
Dominican Republic
Keane, Howard, Gallery & Studio, May/June 1999, USA
Downes, Lawrence, Gallery & Studio, September/October 1998, USA
New Directions in Japanese Music
(Catalogue), Japan Society, New York 1998, USA
OCS News, New York, 1997 USA
PUBLICATION
1999 In Search
of the Spirit" The Living National Treasures of Japan. William Morrow Jr.
Books
LECTURES
2007 Art Forum, Kokrobite Institute, West Ghana
2007 Lecture Series, “My work from
1995 to Present”, Instituto Municipal de Ceramica de Avellaneda, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
2005 Art Forum Lecture
Series,
“Creating Stand-Alone Sculpture”,
Montclair State Univ. NJ
2003 Lecture Series, “Installation Technique”, Valley
School, The Krishnamurthi Foundation, India
2002 Slide Lecture, “Process of Installation, Sabda”,
Studio D'ars, Milan, Italy
2002 Lecture,
“Meditative Scenery”,
Casa de Asia, Havana, Cuba
1994 “Japanese Arts/Craft, Japanese Calligraphy”, Granville
Village School, Granville, MA
1994-6 Gallery Lectures for Exhibitions, Guggenheim Museum, NY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1996 - current
Art Department, Metropolitan Montessori School, NYC, NY
2003
Summer Studio Art, Valley School, The Krishnamurthi Foundation, Bangalore,
India
1999-2000
Ceramic/Drawing/Painting/Calligraphy, Montessori School, Wilton, CT
1994 - 1996 Ceramic / Drawing,
Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, NY
COLLECTIONS
Gulagergaard, Skaelskor, Denmark
SaNsA
Association, Kumasi, Ghana
G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA
Institute Municipal de Ceramica de Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shigaraki Ceramic Center and Park, Shigaraki, Japan
Fundacion Igneri, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Art OMI, New York, USA
The Krishnamurti Foundation India, The Valley School, Bangalore, India
Casa de Asia de la Oficina del Historiador, Havana, Cuba
Barbara Greene Gallery, New York, USA
Danny Simmons' Corridor Gallery, New York, USA
Museum of Art and Origin, New York, USA
Sony Corporation of America, New York, USA
William Whipple Art Gallery, Southwest State Univ. Marchall, Minnesota, USA
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, Brunswick, NJ, USA
Metropolitan Montessori School, New York, USA
Various private collections in the United States, Dominican Republic, Cuba,
India, Japan and UK
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